Decorating with Wall Art

I got so excited when the post man rolled up my driveway today and brought me an odd shaped box. When I saw who it was from I could hardly contain myself! I just received my wall decals I ordered from Old Barn Rescue Company via Etsy (http://www.etsy.com/shop/OldBarnRescueCompany)!! I met the post man at the door & ran upstairs to open the box....pulled out the decals & WOW! They were perfect! I loved them! I ordered an "Always Kiss Me Goodnight" decal that I'd been looking for the appropriate size since we moved into our new home (6 months almost) & "Cherry Branch w/ 3 birds". Both of those were in there - plus five extra birds & a tester, just the word "Breathe". I couldn't wait to put them up! So immediately I got everything out and proceeded to do so....I'm not one to read or follow directions - but I read them - figured I could do it on my own. It was definitely easier then I initially thought it would be (after reading the directions), especially since I decided to figure it out myself. I started out with "Breathe" on our bathroom mirror - just to test it out - it went fine, now I'm deciding whether to leave it there - it's kind of cute! Then I proceeded with the cherry branch (I'll wait till my husband gets home to decide exactly how we want to place the other...it's going in our bedroom). It's BIG - probably 5 x 3 or so...it was a little harder to manage but it worked & here's the final product.

I definitely plan to order from "Old Barn Rescue Company" again in the future! Especially when it's time to decorate for nurseries - they have the cutest stuff!!

Pets, Love, & Training

How is it that you can have the worst day ever and yet you come home to your pet and they make everything okay? Could it get any better than that. Every time I leave my house I look forward to coming home to my 5 month old pup! He is always so excited to see his Momma! My pets have always been so special to me and I always cherish their existence. I don't know what I'd do without a pet to love me unconditionally - even when they're bad and get in trouble - they still love you more than anything.

I'm thinking of taking this little stinker to obedience classes. Right now, he is a bit stand off-ish from strangers - but is pretty happy to bark at them and warn them. He loves to play with other dogs - especially this little stinker that keeps getting loose and makes my dog try to run away with him. This is more of my reasoning to take our dog. He comes when called EVERY time unless this other dog comes around. It's so frustrating and scary! What if I don't notice and my dog runs away! So I'm hoping that being around other dogs for the training - he'll learn he has to listen even when there's other dogs around. We'll see....otherwise though - how do you break this from happening? We don't have another dog to test it with - so how do you get them to listen even at their most focused times?

Sandwiches

I had an oops!

What makes a good sandwich? All your own personal favorite items right? But to me what makes one even better - someone else making it! My husband must be in heaven then because I make sandwiches for his lunch just about every day - unless he wants to take leftovers instead. I actually LOVE making him sandwiches because of how much he appreciates it (I have a great man). If or when I finally do get a job - I will still make his sandwiches because I love to. The key to a man's heart is through his stomach right?! haha Ingredients to our favorite sandwiches:


Ingredients

Whole wheat bread or bagel, two kinds of lunch meat - 4 slices total (ours are always from Sam's Club), cheese - 1 slice (Sargento is his favorite - but I like to mix it up), spinach, lite mayo, & one of two other toppings (pictured below). Simple but - YUM!

Egg Muffins...

In my time here unemployed at my house I found pinterest. Yes, I love it and it gives me all kinds of ideas and a lot of stuff to try to cook - or decide not to try again. I now kind of enjoy cooking, mostly because my husband loves it - and I love to eat. There's pretty much not a thing I won't eat - other than things with heads (sardines, anchovies - no, thanks). But I found a recipe for egg muffins (http://pinterest.com/pin/98023729359482256/) - sounded AWESOME and convenient - heck I could make it to go camping or for my husband to eat in the morning for breakfast before work. So I tried it.....this is what it looked like when I finished...

Uh - Yum? No, not so much...I didn't put sausage in, just Nature's Seasoning, red onions, green peppers and some cheese. Maybe they cooked too long but I cooked them for the minimum of 30 minutes....but it's a FAIL!

I'd try it again though - see what my hubby thinks. But they'll probably end up a nice treat for our pup!

A little background on my cooking skills...or lack thereof

Well, we'll start with food. I'll give you a little background. I grew up with a housewife for a mother. Her work was cleaning, cooking, and taking care of three kids. I lived a cushioned life having no chores to do other than cleaning my room, my parents took care of everything else for me. When I went to college, I commuted - so again, parents took care of everything. At one point I decided I needed to know how to cook - my dad's response was "you just do it"....yeah - thanks dad. My mom - she just really didn't have the time.
It wasn't until I met my now husband in 2009 (at 22 years old) that I actually learned to cook anything other than eggs & Bisquick pancakes. Now, he's been cooking (and out of his parent's home) since 2001-ish, and sometimes it's hard for someone to teach a straight-up beginner (I mean, come on, in high school I messed up instant mac & cheese in home ec). So slowly, I learned some "signature dishes" if you want to call them that. Mostly pastas because they're easy - you just stick the pasta in boiling water until it's done to your taste. Other than that my boyfriend (at the time) did most all of the main cooking, I did easy side dishes or made sure he watched me while I helped.


My Kitchen..the stove anyway

Now, I'm 25, married, with a German Shepherd pup, in a new (to me anyways) house, jobless. Glad I learned to cook from my husband! Because I'm the one usually cooking now (unless it's grilling, I won't touch the grill unless it's for hot dogs!) or dinner would take up too much of our time together, and we have a house to put together (but that's a different subject all together).